10 posts and columns on Ross Rubin

Apple Leapfrogs Motorola and HTC to Become No. 3 Phone Seller in U.S.

in Mobile on April 28, 2011 at 10:12 am PT

Buoyed by the launch of the Verizon iPhone, Apple gained nine points of smartphone market share in the first quarter and became the third-largest seller of phones in the U.S. overall, according to new figures from NPD. Meanwhile, for the first time, more than half of U.S. consumers opted for a smartphone when buying a new handset.

NPD: Windows Phone 7 Off to a Slow Start, While Android Continues to Gain

in Mobile on January 31, 2011 at 10:36 am PT

The market researcher said Microsoft’s operating system, which hit the market in the middle of the quarter, accounted for just two percent of consumer smartphone sales in the U.S. That’s not only less than the market leaders–it’s even less than Microsoft’s older Windows Mobile operating system. It’s also less than either Android or Palm’s webOS had in their debuts.

NPD: Android Surging, BlackBerry Falling, Apple Flat

in Media on November 1, 2010 at 4:35 am PT

Here’s a chart pretty much guaranteed to get teeth grinding in Cupertino–new data from NPD showing Android extending its lead as America’s most popular mobile operating system.

Apple on NPD’s Android Outselling iPhone Claim: Whatever

in Mobile on May 11, 2010 at 9:57 am PT

So NPD says smartphones running Google’s Android are outselling Apple’s iPhone in the United States. What does Apple think about NPD’s claim? Not much. Apple spokeswoman Natalie Harrison tells me the company isn’t at all worried by the suggestion that Android sales in the U.S. might have leapfrogged those of the iPhone.

Smartphone Price Cuts Ruining Long-Term Price Potential?

in News on November 23, 2009 at 7:32 am PT

As we head into the holidays, smartphone prices are dropping to points that belie their advanced feature sets. While this is great news for consumers, it may well be problematic for smartphone manufacturers.
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Blu-Ray No Longer the "Bag of Hurt" It Once Was

in News on May 8, 2009 at 7:47 am PT

2009 may prove to be the year that Blu-ray caught on. Sales of the high-definition DVD players, sluggish throughout 2008, are surging in 2009. According to the latest metrics from the NPD Group, sales of standalone Blu-ray disc players in the United States rose 72 percent from the first quarter of 2008, driven by an increasing awareness of the technology.
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Blu-Ray No Longer the “Bag of Hurt” It Once Was

in News on May 8, 2009 at 7:47 am PT

2009 may prove to be the year that Blu-ray caught on. Sales of the high-definition DVD players, sluggish throughout 2008, are surging in 2009. According to the latest metrics from the NPD Group, sales of standalone Blu-ray disc players in the United States rose 72 percent from the first quarter of 2008, driven by an increasing awareness of the technology.
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BlackBerry Curve More Popular Than iPhone

in News on May 4, 2009 at 7:19 am PT

Question for you: What was the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2009? What’s that? Apple’s iPhone? Wrong. According to market researcher NPD, it was Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Curve, which slipped past the iconic device in market share bolstered by Verizon’s Buy One, Get One promotion.
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BlackBerry Curve More Popular Than iPhone

in News on May 4, 2009 at 7:19 am PT

Question for you: What was the best-selling consumer smartphone in the U.S. in the first quarter of 2009? What’s that? Apple’s iPhone? Wrong. According to market researcher NPD, it was Research in Motion’s BlackBerry Curve, which slipped past the iconic device in market share bolstered by Verizon’s Buy One, Get One promotion.
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Americans Buying Even Fewer Motorola RAZRs

in News on August 19, 2008 at 1:50 pm PT

You wouldn’t know it from the iPhone lines at Apple stores across the nation, but cellphone sales in the states are slowing. A report Tuesday from The NPD Group reveals that U.S. sales of mobile phone handsets in the second quarter of 2008 declined about 13 percent over 2007. Clearly, Americans are buying fewer cell phones. More specifically, they’re buying fewer Motorola phones.